Vulnerability in Powerdns Recursor
CVE-2020-12244
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Recursor 4.1.0 through 4.3.0 where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer, allowing an attacker to bypass DNSSEC validat…
EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Powerdns Recursor
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- Opensuse Backports_sle — versions 15.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12244?
- CVE-2020-12244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Recursor, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12244?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.